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American Mechanics Cemetery

Also known as United American Mechanics and United Daughters of America Cemetery , United American Mechanics Cemetery

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

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  • Get directions W Diamond Street and N 22nd Street
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19121 United States
    Coordinates: 39.98723, -75.17017
  • This cemetery is marked as being historical or removed.
  • No longer accepting burials
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THIS IS A NO LONGER EXISTENT CEMETERY. FORMER BURIALS SHOULD NOT BE ADDED TO THIS LISTING. THIS EXIST ONLY FOR HISTORICAL RECORD PURPOSES.


This cemetery was founded in the mid-19th century, and had fallen into serious neglect 100 years later. In 1951 the cemetery was purchased by the Philadelphia Housing Authority for the purpose of removing the remains and building subddivisions on the location. Most of the remains in this cemetery were removed in 1951 to Philadelphia Memorial Park in Frazer, Pennsylvania, with some others moved to Mount Peace Cemetery in Philadelphia, and Lawnview Cemetery in Rockledge. The Raymond Rosen Housing Project was then built on the site of the former burial ground. In 1999 the houses were torn down, and unremoved remains were found.


The original permit books for American Mechanic, Bellvue, German Lutheran and Union Cemeteries can be found at the Chester County Historical Society, West Chester (Chester County), Pa.


Contact the CCHS at www.chestercohistorical.org for more details.


CONTACT PHILADELPHIA MEMORIAL PARK, FRAZER, OR LAWNVIEW MEMORIAL PARK, ROCKLEDGE FOR ALL INQUIRES ABOUT THE LOCATIONS OF AMERICAN MECHANIC CEMETERY REMAINS.


The cemetery was located between N 23rd Street and N 22nd Street north of W Diamond Avenue. The cemetery extended almost to W Dauphin Avenue and was east of the adjacent defunct Odd Fellows Cemetery.

THIS IS A NO LONGER EXISTENT CEMETERY. FORMER BURIALS SHOULD NOT BE ADDED TO THIS LISTING. THIS EXIST ONLY FOR HISTORICAL RECORD PURPOSES.


This cemetery was founded in the mid-19th century, and had fallen into serious neglect 100 years later. In 1951 the cemetery was purchased by the Philadelphia Housing Authority for the purpose of removing the remains and building subddivisions on the location. Most of the remains in this cemetery were removed in 1951 to Philadelphia Memorial Park in Frazer, Pennsylvania, with some others moved to Mount Peace Cemetery in Philadelphia, and Lawnview Cemetery in Rockledge. The Raymond Rosen Housing Project was then built on the site of the former burial ground. In 1999 the houses were torn down, and unremoved remains were found.


The original permit books for American Mechanic, Bellvue, German Lutheran and Union Cemeteries can be found at the Chester County Historical Society, West Chester (Chester County), Pa.


Contact the CCHS at www.chestercohistorical.org for more details.


CONTACT PHILADELPHIA MEMORIAL PARK, FRAZER, OR LAWNVIEW MEMORIAL PARK, ROCKLEDGE FOR ALL INQUIRES ABOUT THE LOCATIONS OF AMERICAN MECHANIC CEMETERY REMAINS.


The cemetery was located between N 23rd Street and N 22nd Street north of W Diamond Avenue. The cemetery extended almost to W Dauphin Avenue and was east of the adjacent defunct Odd Fellows Cemetery.

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